Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor said that the Food and Health Bureau and the Home Affairs Department are counting the number of buildings involved. It is expected that there will be dozens of buildings, which will be announced later today.
In addition, Carrie Lam said that in response to the state of the building, the government will extend the Yau Ma Tei Jordan community testing method to Sham Shui Po, and the Food and Health Bureau will delineate the neighborhood community. As long as there is a confirmed case, residents of the entire building must be subject to mandatory testing.
She also said that after a team of experts monitored the building sewage virus, two buildings were not found to be confirmed, but the sewage samples were positive for three consecutive days. The residents of the two buildings will be required to perform compulsory testing. The bureau will announce the list later.
There will be new arrangements for the extension of the flower market
Carrie Lam said that the current epidemic is severe and citizens must be psychologically prepared that the current social distancing measures will continue to be extended. For the Lunar New Year Flower Market, Carrie Lam also said that there will be new arrangements, which will be announced later.
Related reports from Yau Ma Tei:
Many people in old building in Yau Ma Tei diagnosed with poor hygiene conditions in the building
Carrie Lam’s other reports:
Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor: Successive Chief Executives elected should continue to be used
Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor: The SAR government supports any central countermeasures against BNO
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